Harness attachment for poles and shafts.



Patented Mar. 26, |90I.

w. F. scHATz, HARNESS ATTACHMENT FOR PULES AND SHAFTS.

(Appliation led Nov.,5,^1990.)

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` Patented Mar. 2a, |901.

w. F. scHATz, HARNESS ATTACHMENT FOR PULES AND SHAFTS.

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ms PETERS co.. Pucrfcuuma. wAsmNorun o c UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. SOHATZ, OF SOUTH SAN DIEGO,- CALIFORNIA.

HARNESS ATTACHMENT FOR POLES AND SHAFTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 670,435, dated March26, 1901. Application filed November 5,1900. Serial NoK 35,547. (Nomodel.)

a citizen of the United States, residing at South San Diego, in thecounty of San Diego and State of California, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Harness Attachments for Poles and Shafts, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in harness attachments for polesand shafts.

A characteristic of the invention is that I omit entirely the use of asingletree, as well as the usual breeching, and provide means whereby adirect pull upon the shafts is obtained instead of upon a single pointof the cross-bar which connects the shafts, as is usual where a pivotedsingletree is used.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafterin connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, and its novel fea` tures will be defined in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the invention asapplied to the shafts of a vehicle. Fig. 2 is a view partly inhorizontal section andy partly in plan. Fig. 3 is an elevation, partlyin vertical section, of one of the clamping devices adapted to besecured to the shaft; and Fig. 4is a horizontal section of amodification of the improvement.

To each of the shafts land 2 is attached a clamp consisting of twohinged members 3 and 4, which embrace the shaft and-are securedremovably by a bolt 5 and a nut 6, said bolt passing through perforatedears 7, proj ecting from the outer sides of the clamp-sections 3 and 4.

8 designates a post projecting upward from the section 3 of the clampand having its upper end 9 circumferentially reduced and screw-threadedto receive a cap or buttonlO, formed with a threaded socket 11.

12 designates a revoluble sleeve whichts over the post 8 and is held inposition thereon by means of the cap 10.

Around the sleeves 12 passes an endless strap 13,-having its'endssecured together by a buckle 14, by means of which the strap may bereadily tensioned, and at each side of the buckle 14 is secured a buckle15, to which are attached the rear ends of the trace-strap 16, theforward ends of which are provided with snap-hooks 17, adapted to engageperforated plates 18 at the rear ends of the traces 19.

Instead of employing trace-straps 16 with the snap-hooks the traces 19may be extended to pass around the sleeves 12 on the posts 8 and beattached to the buckles 15.

It will be apparent that by the use of the improvement as thus describedand illustrated in the drawings the necessity for the use of theordinary singletree is avoided, as the shoulder action of thedraft-animal is compensated for by the movement of the endless strap 13.The improvement also renders unnecessary the employment of the usualbreaching, since the posts and endless strap, in connection with thetraces, constitute an effective holdback. The strap 13 and supports uponwhich it is arranged are designed to be permanently attached to theshafts, and thus it is only necessary to snap the ends of the tracesinto engagement with the snaphooks 17 to hitch the horse, thus effectinga material saving of time and labor. -If the straps 16 are omitted andthe traces are eX- tended around the strap 13, as shown in Fig. 4, itwill of course be necessary to secure the vends of the traces to thebuckles 15, and hence I prefer to employ the two trace-straps 16 and thesecuring devices 17 and 18.

The cap or button 10 is of a greater diameter than the sleeves 12. andforms an annular shoulder to keep the strap 13 in position upon thesleeves 12.

I would have it understood that I reserve the right to make all suchminor changes and modifications in the details of construction of theimprovement as may fall within the scope of the invention as pointed outin the following claims.

I claim- 1. The combination with the shafts of a vehicle; of clampssecuredl thereto, each comprising two hinged members; a post projectingupward from one of said members; a sleeve arranged on said post; and acap or button removably secured to the upper end of said post.

2. The combination with the shafts of avehicle; of posts secured theretoand having their upper ends threaded; sleeves arranged In testimonywhereof I :Lfx my signature on said posts; an endless strap passingaround in presence of two Witnesses. said sleeves und connected by abuckle; caps l i V 1f" or buttons formed with sockets to receive theXVILLIAM F' S('HA1 threaded ends of the posts; and truce-strapsVitnesses: secured to said endless strap sind provided SCI-IATZFALKENBACII, with snap-hooks. A. C. MOUSER.

